Charles B. (Charles Bradford) Hudson

Charles Bradford Hudson (1865–1939) was an American artist, illustrator, army officer, and writer whose career ranged far beyond books alone. Sources connected with his published work and later biographical accounts describe him as someone deeply involved with art and the sea, and note that he also produced illustrations of American fishes and other natural-history subjects.

As an author, he is best known for historical adventure fiction including The Crimson Conquest and The Royal Outlaw. His writing sits comfortably beside the rest of his career: visual, energetic, and shaped by a life spent observing landscapes, people, and the natural world.

Hudson later lived in Pacific Grove, California, where he continued his artistic work. No clearly verifiable portrait image was confirmed from the sources I checked, so a profile image is not included here.